Brownie for One

Who can resist? One, just one brownie. And is it good! I stumbled upon this chocolately, delicious recipe at the Happy Herbivore website (http://happyherbivore.com/recipe/single-serving-vegan-brownie/). The only change I made to the recipe was to use white whole wheat flour and I added a bit more soy milk. Five stars - will definitely make again whenever I've got that chocolate scratch to itch.

Servings: 1

Ingredients:
2 tbsp white whole wheat flour
1 tbsp vegan chocolate chips
1 tbsp light brown sugar
1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa
1 tbsp agave nectar
1 tbsp unsweetened applesauce
1 TB plus 1 tsp non-dairy milk
¼ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp vanilla extract

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a single muffin cup and set aside. Mix flour, chocolate chips, sugar, and cocoa . In another bowl add agave, applesauce, non-dairy milk and vanilla extract; stir until combined. Mix into dry ingreadients Bake 15 to 20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Spaghetti Bowl with Veggies for One

The July/August 2010 issue of Vegetarian Times has a recipe for Rice Noodle Bowl with Broccoli and Bell Peppers. It's in a group of recipes geared towards one person servings. I didn't have any rice noodles but I did have some organic gluten-free rice, potato & soy spaghetti by Bionaturae that I truly love. The recipe instructions said to break the noodles into 1-inch pieces before cooking. I really like how that turned out and will do this again in the future. I am not a "pasta person" but this was seriously good. Dinner was ready in less than 30 minutes.

Rated four stars = really liked it and will make again!

Ingredients
1-1/2 ounce rice, potato & soy spaghetti, broken into 1 inch pieces
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1/4 cup water
1 TB shoyu sauce
2 tsp rice vinegar
1 tsp. sugar
1 TB chile sauce (more or less, to taste)
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1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 cup thinly sliced red bell pepper
1/2 cup broccoli florets

Directions
Fill a small pan with water and bring to boil. Add spaghetti pieces and cook for 6 minutes or until al dente. Meanwhile mix together the water, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, and chile sauce; set aside. Heat up pan and lightly oil. Add onion, saute until limp. Add garlic, saute a minute or so. Add bell pepper, broccoli and sauce. Cook down until broccoli is crisp tender. Add cooked, drained spaghetti and mix. Viola - dinner is served!